Chapter 289 Group Stage: England VS Belgium (End)
The head coach of Belgium also told the whole team that the last ticket to qualify from Group G is in this game. If they don’t want to go home, they must score a goal in the second half!
Hazard and De Bruyne also greeted all the players, and before going on the court they even got together and shouted loudly to boost morale.
"It's such a full sense of ceremony." Ali happened to be standing next to Eggsy and couldn't help but sigh as he looked at them.
"It's no use pulling it as far as it can go." Eggsy was pulling his ligaments at this moment. He effortlessly touched the ground with his palm and even pulled it down: "The game is not based on a sense of ceremony, but on cooperation and strength."
Ali nodded repeatedly in agreement.
At this point the referee had already walked onto the field towards the midfield, which meant the game was about to begin. Eggsy exchanged glances with Dell and Ali in the midfield, then he took the lead and stepped forward, intending to be the first to dribble the ball.
Unlike the first half, the attack and defense changed sides. Now it was the turn of Eggsy's England to take the lead in attacking. This time Eggsy said hello to Vardy and Harry Kane. If you can't get to the point, don't turn around and ask him for the ball.
At that time, Harry Kane and Vardy nodded repeatedly, not daring to say anything. But then they were a little puzzled. If Eggsy didn't feed them the ball, would he give it to Rashford?
Rashford's face turned red with excitement. Now it was England's turn to attack. This kid ran so fast!
Vardy clicked his tongue a few times and said, "It's like Eggsy's pie is chasing him from behind."
There is real bitterness in these words, but Vardy is really fast! The desperate running of the England team has opened Belgium's eyes. If these England players don't run, you would think they can't run fast!
You know, in the first half, Belgium played a fast break with passing and controlling the ball, but what happened? In the midfield, they were dragged down by England's midfield and couldn't play fast at all! Belgium's many quick counterattacks were dragged down by this. De Bruyne in the midfield was furious when he saw Eggsy, Ali, and Dale.
Why?
Possession of the ball!
Although Belgium took the initiative to attack in the first half and seemed to have taken advantage of every opportunity to attack, they just couldn't score. England seemed to be slow and unhurried, but they still had the opportunity to get into the attacking point and threaten Belgium's defense and goal.
And what was the result of such a vigorous fast break under De Bruyne's efforts? The ball possession rate was like being controlled by a master, and the England midfielders led by Eggsy firmly controlled 70%. In other words, in the midfield, as long as the ball entered, it was not up to the Belgian team to decide how to pass it to whom.
Do you think De Bruyne is angry?
Now it was finally England's turn to attack, and De Bruyne was holding his breath! He was just waiting for Eggsy to come over with the ball so that he could use his old tricks again and give a tooth for a tooth and blood for blood!
But Eggsy didn't follow his script at all. The game was going well. After reaching the midfield, all the balls were passed to Eggsy by Ali and Dale. De Bruyne wanted to intercept, but Eggsy turned around and did something with the ball, just like he had a battery changed during the halftime break: speed up!
Eggsy's acceleration was not just a simple acceleration, this kid's fake move was really a trick. When De Bruyne came to intercept Eggsy, the confrontation between the two top midfielders made many cameras turn to this side.
Eggsy didn't slow down at all when facing the interception. He just lowered his body slightly and dived to face De Bruyne. De Bruyne immediately lowered his body and opened his body to try to expand his defensive surface.
Of course De Bruyne doesn't expect to intercept the ball with his hands, so his feet are ready, waiting for Eggsy to get close and then steal the ball under his feet!
But will the script follow De Bruyne's method?
Of course not. When Eggsy was about to meet De Bruyne, the ball under his feet was lightly tapped by Eggsy's right foot, and the ball spun on the spot.
Has De Bruyne ever seen this? Eggsy didn't follow his experience and rushed forward, but turned around directly?
ah? ? ?
Then Eggsy turned around like he was dancing, took the ball, made a 70-degree turn and bypassed De Bruyne!
De Bruyne: I-go!!!
De Bruyne's speed is already considered fast, but he still started chasing madly from 3 meters behind Eggsy!
"De Bruyne was broken through!!!" Every host of the TV stations that broadcast this game was loudly praised by Eggsy, a wonderful Chinese!
"This is definitely Eggert's personal move. It's so fast. We can watch it in slow motion later!" Of course, such a wonderful pass must be analyzed, but the game is still going on.
Here, Eggsy has broken through the blockade of the midfield and created an offensive route, while the English forwards over there are also frantically starting to block the points!
Eggsy! Here comes the ball!
England's forwards really started to fight hard one by one. If they scored a goal at this time, they would be praised by the whole of England for several years!
However, although the idea is rich, the reality is skinny.
The English forwards were immediately intercepted by the Belgian defenders. It was difficult to squeeze in and receive the ball, not to mention blocking the ball! !
But Eggsy has arrived quickly with the ball, and now only Rashford's position is better. Eggsy has attracted a lot of defensive players, and now the entire Belgian defense line wants to stop him, and the position will naturally move towards him!
Eggsy had no choice now. After taking a look at Rashford, he aimed the ball at the position where he was going to block!
This goal really made the whole stadium excited. Most of the English fans even started shouting excitedly, if for no other reason than this goal was passed as precise as a scalpel!
Such a pass really frightened the opponent and excited the team. Rashford, who received the ball, also felt that this ball was going very well, so he opened his stance and kicked the ball without hesitation!
The angle of the ball was great, and the speed and timing were also good. But it didn't go in, only because Belgium's goalkeeper was Courtois.
"Return to defense!"
As soon as Eggsy saw Courtois save the ball, he immediately asked everyone to retreat in an orderly manner. Of course, Eggsy was the last one to go, as he wanted to make sure that the midfield defense could withstand the Belgian counterattack.
At this time, Rashford seemed to be frozen and slowed down for a moment. Obviously, he did not expect that this goal that was originally destined to be scored would be intercepted. So he was a little psychologically broken and naturally did not react quickly to return to defense.
Eggsy's shout did make him react, but he really didn't dare to look at Eggsy's face. It was such a good opportunity just now...
Eggsy didn't even look at him, although he was indeed very angry, and his shouting for defense just now was full of anger, and even the audience could hear that roar.
The fans at the scene were all looking at Eggsy. They didn't expect that the youngest player in the England team was actually the absolute core on the court. Moreover, he no longer had the shyness he had just felt when being teased by the fans. Now he was full of dignity that he could handle it.
The English football world likes to rely on background and power, but these are no match for power!
Eggsy's power is there. To put it bluntly, Eggsy controls all of their goal bonuses and the chance to refresh their personal value in the World Cup. Who would want to offend a passer at this time?
My head is almost filled with water~
So of course the defense under the cooperation of Eggsy was fast enough. Just as they arrived, Belgium came up right after them. The defense was so accurate that Hazard was so angry that he fought back.
After all this back and forth, 15 minutes of the second half had passed. When it was England's turn to attack again, Eggsy still had the ball, but even if Rashford jumped up with his hands raised, Eggsy didn't pass it to him.
MR: So… love disappears, right?
England's rhythm was becoming more and more steady, and anyone with a bad temper would calm down after being looked at by Eggsy's golden eyes.
England player: He is still young, I am not angry with him, not angry with him~
However, at this time, no one dared to start an internal conflict. Moreover, 27 minutes had passed in the second half. Kane and Vardy had fed Eggsy with four attacks by England, but no one scored at this time, which really made Eggsy almost curse.
Eggsy tried to endure it again and again, but couldn't help being so angry that he chopped the grass under his feet twice, then wiped the sweat off his face and ran away.
Kane, Vardy: I spit the ball, I dare not say anything...
Now, rather than not scoring, Eggsy was really worried that his defense would not be able to hold up, so he had no choice but to step back. In Eggsy's opinion, if the second half dragged on, the worst case scenario would be a penalty shootout.
But when it comes to penalty kick ability, England is sure to lose!
So Eggsy couldn't drag the score to a penalty shootout at 0:0, but in the current situation, Eggsy really didn't dare to waste any opportunities on these guys with the ball he had snatched, intercepted, or broke through.
Eggsy finally gritted his teeth and made a decision - if it doesn't work, I will do it myself! !
With three minutes left in the second half, Eggsy made up his mind.
At the same time, Belgium has felt that England's forwards have become tired. Now they just have to wait for England's defense to be exhausted before they can break through and score!
In fact, Belgium was not equal at this time, but there was nothing they could do, as they were also running out of energy. So when Eggsy continued to break through the midfield with the ball, everyone, including Courtois, was staring at England's three forwards. They never expected that Eggsy would go up alone!
Even Courtois didn't expect this goal to come, because no one expected Eggsy to break through, cut in, and then raise his foot to shoot!
And this ball actually fell halfway, bypassing Courtois who had reacted, and the whole stadium was silent for a moment -
"Ball! Goal!"
"England has qualified for the group stage again after 8 years!!!"
"Eggsy! Eggsy in the midfield, just like Beckham back then, scored a goal to secure England's ticket to Moscow!!!"
"The Three Lions are coming again!"
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